High School: Earned four letters in varsity soccer as a high school student-athlete... Played his freshman and sophomore seasons at Annapolis (Md.) High School before moving to the Virginia Beach area and attending Kellam High School... Earned All-County First Team honors each of his four seasons... Selected to the All-State and All-Tidewater Area team both seasons in Virginia... Helped Kellam win the 2009 Beach District title... Member of the principal's list and honor roll and was ranked in the top five percent of his graduating class... Played club soccer for the Virginia Rush Academy and was a member of the U-16 USL National Team Pool.

Personal: Hector Eduardo Arellano... Son of Victoria and Hector Arellano... Born in Ceiba, Puerto Rico... Has one younger sister, Andrea.